Washington, DC  -  Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) announced today the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $973,420.72 to pay for debris removal in Cherokee County.

 

The funds will be used to reimburse the Cherokee County government for the removal of trees, limbs, stumps and other material uprooted during last November’s severe tornados and storms.

“I appreciate FEMA’s willingness to reimburse the county for these clean-up costs,” Rogers said. “Cherokee County has been hit with terrible weather recently, and I am proud the federal government has stepped in to provide our local officials this support.”

The total clean-up cost from the November storms was $1,297,894, seventy-five percent of which was paid by FEMA with funds in today’s announcement ($973,420). State and local governments picked up the remaining twenty-five percent, or $324,474.

The FEMA public assistance program makes available funds to state and local governments and certain non-profit agencies that provide essential services for reimbursement of disaster-related damages.